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Council adopts state‑mandated Wildland Urban Interface code, approves budget adjustments and West High street vacation

Salt Lake City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Salt Lake City's council adopted a Wildland Urban Interface building standard required by Utah House Bill 48, approved a budget amendment adjusting transition costs and adopted legislative intent on private donations for CIP projects, and approved a zoning amendment and street vacation for the West High School rebuild with negotiated neighborhood mitigations.

Salt Lake City’s council voted unanimously to adopt a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) building standard ordinance required by the Utah Legislature’s House Bill 48, after staff said the code applies only to parcels shown on the city’s WUI map.

Michael Sanders, council policy analyst, said the ordinance is not citywide and follows a positive Planning Commission recommendation. One resident, Ian McCubbin, urged the council to consider including certain city‑owned lands and City Creek watershed protections; council members acknowledged concerns and said they would continue follow‑up work while adopting the ordinance.

Separately, the council approved Budget Amendment No. 2 for fiscal year 2025–26. A motion from Council Member Dugan adjusted elected‑officials transition costs from $45,000 to $14,440 and approved the remaining administration‑proposed items including corrections related to victim‑services grants. The council then adopted a legislative intent directing the administration to craft a formal policy that defines when and how private donations for capital projects are accepted and maintained.

The council also adopted an ordinance amending K–12 public‑school development standards and vacated a portion of 200 North between 300 West and 200 West to facilitate the West High School rebuild. Council Member Wharton summarized negotiated neighborhood commitments from the district: seeking UDOT approval for a one‑way exit to 300 West, limiting a northern parking portion to faculty and staff with a gate for events, planting additional mature trees as a buffer, and hiring a demographics team to update enrollment projections. Council members said they would continue neighborhood engagement during construction.

All measures were approved by voice vote and recorded by the presiding chair as unanimous.